 The common bobtail squid is known to have one of the shortest life spans among cephalopods.The progression of life for a common bobtail squid goes from hatching from an egg clutch to immature stage to maturity via stages from one to five in about 6–9 months.To note that with the recent Arctic warming, common bobtails may lose their reproductive functions as the waters during their reproductive seasons may be too warm for their eggs to develop.